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3 Days Cappadocia Getaway
There are daily flight connections from Istanbul to Kayseri, which
is only 45 min. drive from the Volcanic area of Cappadocia. Want to see
Canyons, Valleys, bizarre landscapes, underground cities, Byzantine
churches, Castles , old mosques and big monuntains? It is the exact
point for you to visit.. There are many alternative tours in Cappadocia
to see all these things. There is much on offer to help you experience
the region by taking a Cappadocia tour by plane from İstanbul.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 : Cappadocia - Volcanic area and Churches Tour. (L)
You will be picked up from your Istanbul hotel early in the
morning for your Kayseri Flight
Upon your arrival ,You will be picked up from Kayseri Airport. We
visit:
Goreme Open Air Museum,
It’s the most famous attraction, for good reason, a complex of several
painted cave-churches carved out by Orthodox monks between 900 and 1200
AD.
Uchisar Castle
The natural rock citadel of Uçhisar is the tallest point in
Cappadocia, visible for a great distance from the region's other towns
such as Urgup and Avanos
Lunch in a cave restaurant and we taste local pottery Kebab
Avanos on
the banks of the Red River in Cappadocia is all about pottery-making.
You can see pottery being made, and even take a pottery-making class and
make some yourself.
Pasabagi
The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's
Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a
spectacular scene.
Devrent Valley,
The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also
house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.
Dinner in Goreme Valley in a local restaurant.
Overnight in Cappadocia in a cave hotel.
Day 2 :
Cappadocia Underground City & Ihlara Canyon Tour (B,L)
We leave the hotel after breakfastat 09.30 and visit :
Pigeon Valley
It is near the village of Uchisar and named for the thousands of
pigeon houses carved into the rocks. The rock formations, combined with
awe inspiring views are not to be missed.
Derinkuyu Underground City
First opened to tourists in 1964 . The houses in the village are
constructed around the nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground
city. Each space is organized around ventilation shafts. The tunnels and
underground rooms are still used today as storage areas, stables,winery,
living areas, cellar and cave churches.
Ihlara Valley
It is a 14 km (10 mi) long gorge cut into volcanic rock in the
southern part of Cappadocia following several eruptions of Mount Hasan
Through the valley flows Melendiz Stream
What is unique about this valley is the ancient history of its
inhabitants. The whole canyon is honey combed with rock-cut underground
dwellings and churches from the Byzantine period.
Due that the richness of the watering possibility and its hidden
form and easily to hide structure it was the first settlement place of
the first Christians escaping from the Roman soldiers. In the Ihlara
Valley there are hundreds of antic churches caved in the volcanic rocks.
The most known churches are Ağaçaltı Church with cross plan, Sümbüllü
Church, Pürenliseki Church, Kokar Church, Yilanli Church, Karagedik
Church, Kirkdamatli Church, Direkli Church, Ala Church, Kemerli Church
and Egritas Church.
Belisirma
It s a very small village situated in the very middle of the Ihlara
Valley.Most of the Rock houses abondened by locals and moved to the new
town on top of the valley hills. It has nice small restaurants with
local food on Meskendir River flows through the Valley.
it is also the village of Belisirma, an ancient center of medicine
before Selçuk Sultan Kiliçarslan II transferred the school to Aksaray.
The process of mummification was extensively practiced in this part of
the valley; a mummy of a woman found here is on display in the Nigde
Archaeological Museum.
Selime Castle
The ancient settlement Selime is located at the northern opening of
the Ihlara (Peristrema) Valley in western Cappadocia. The complexes were
carved into volcanic rock outcroppings in Byzantine period.
The Selime Castle is the largest and most elaborate in design and
decoration of all the examples in this ancient settlement. At Selime
Castle, rooms (the kitchen, formal halls, bathing area, church with side
chapel etc.) are arranged around two courtyards.
Overnight in Cappadocia in a cave hotel.
Day 3 :
Muatafapaşa old greek village & Soganlı valley Tour
Pick up from hotel at
9:30 AM.
The tour begins with a visit Mustafapasa which was old
Greek Village once called Sinasos.There are old Greek churches in this
town.
And then visit Soganli Valley. We walk 2 km in the
valley and visit famous cave churches.
And a break for Lunch.
After lunch we drive through Sahinefendi and then we
visit a roman ruins of Sobesos which is recently
excavated that has very nice ground mosaics.
After that we go to Taskinpasa Medresesi ,an Ottoman
theological school and Keslik Monastery ,churches from
8th and 12th centuries, refectory and other complexes, used by monks
The tour ends about 18:00 PM , take a transfer to the Airport for
return flight to Istanbul with unforgettable memories in your mind.
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